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During the War On Terror, the U.S. military has taken the step of detaining suspects accused of involvement with terrorism while bypassing the American justice system, which would have afforded the detainees with access to a lawyer and a trial by jury, among other rights. This has sparked an important question: under what circumstances, if any, is it justifiable to bypass a prisoner's legal right to due process in the name of security? Cory Doctorow would argue that such a practice is not only immoral, but also ineffective at catching actual terrorists. in addition, the consequences of doing this are counterproductive in that they would undermine security even further. In Doctorow's novel, "Little Brother", the main reason that the protagonist, Marcus, decides to actively revolt against the Department of Homeland Security is because he was wrongly imprisoned. While some might argue that public safety would be worth the cost of a few mistaken imprisonments, such a view runs contrary to the design of the American justice system, and may prove to make a more dangerous environment for the public. Headlines The consequences of False imprisonment Is detainment effective? The immorality of false imprisonment